Friday, April 13, 2007

Day 1

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pre-pregnancy
180 lbs

I put the pregnancy suit on for the first time this morning. Or, I should say, my wife, Michele, had to help me put it on. Wow this thing is heavy. I look like one of those guys in the weight loss commercials, but in reverse. And for the record? Black is slimming.


213lbs
213 lbs, no amount of food & beer
can do that overnight.
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Of course, my 4-year-old daughter, Erin, noticed something strange immediately.

"What is that?" she exclaimed. “It’s to help me feel what it’s like to be pregnant,” I answered. She was amused and asked with a smile: “Why are you doing this?” I hoped everyone I encountered would think this way. “Well,” I explained, “I’m curious to see if I can learn what it’s like to have a baby in your belly.” To which she delightedly concluded, “Oh, like Curious George!”

“Yes,” I chuckled. Like Curious George. And chuckled. And chuckled.

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i hope she is too young to remember this

I’m writing this now at my desk. The suit is on. And there’s a lot of pressure on my bladder. I have to go the bathroom.

3 comments:

Jenn said...

This is incredibly interesting. I shall be keeping up with your entries. :D

Carol said...

Very interesting. I do have to agree with your wife. You don't put on that much weight at one time, so it maybe a little harder. But it seems like your realy trying. Which is a lot more than I can say for most men. Good luck Keep us posted.

Haylee said...

I am excited to join you on this journey... I just recently had my second child, and the memories of being big and pregnant are fresh in my mind. I too felt it difficult to put on socks, shave my legs, or do just about anything that required bending over. This pregnancy I had extreeme heart burn from pressure on my stomach from the big belly. Hang in there, everything comes to an end, even pregnancy!